His tools are humor and his approach is that of the parodist.
This precedent-setting case established the rights of parodists and satirists to mimic the meter of popular songs.
As a painter, he eventually settled on an abstract-expressionist style with parodist elements.
Mari is a parodist, whose prose may easily imitate that of more famous authors.
While hokum mocked the propriety of polite society, the presumptions and pretensions of the parodists were simultaneous targets of the humor.
Gordon has been labelled a formalist, a structuralist, a master wordsmith, an avant-garde comedian, a satirist, a reflexive parodist.
First, it is rare for a parodist to actually receive permission and second, to make this action blameworthy would be to penalize showing of consideration in giving the composer notification.
The fact that parody can claim legitimacy for some appropriation does not, of course, tell either parodist or judge much about where to draw the line.
